And the name is...

Aurora, the Greek Goddess of the Dawn. It took DAYS to come up with this name. She'll be called Rory for short, and there is nothing cuter than hearing a 2-year-old saying "worwy."

Some names that were considered and discarded: Calleigh Berry (although the true Galeic spelling is way different), which was a Galeic Goddess who protected animals, Casca (again, different spelling), the Incan Goddess protector of women and children. We, very briefly, looked into other, non-mythological names, but it just wasn't us. So, finally, with a lot of digging into smaller, lesser known goddesses, and found Aurora.

The first time I took AJ to the shelter to see Rory, he fell in love. He had been the iffiest on the name, but as soon as he saw her, call her Rory and have her come to him, well, that was all it took.

We'll be bringing her home next week. Can't wait!